London (Cold) Calling
Hi everybody! I have already searched a little through the forum and I kind of got the impression that cold calling and cold e-mailing in Europe is not as common as in the US. I am particularly focused on London and I was thinking about starting cold e-mailing (to get a call). How is it perceived? I would be mainly trying to get in touch with alumni from my (European) University therefore I believe it may be seen differently then approaching complete strangers. I just don't want to be inappropriate or weird.
Thank for your views!
My advice would be to email them first and ask for a call/meeting instead of calling them out of the blue.
Yes, this is exactly what I am planning to do. Is it that uncommon?
Not as common as in the US, but people in London are definitely more open for this than guys from continental Europe. Your hit rate might be a little bit lower in London, but most people in IB are familiar with the process. It once got me an interview at MS actually. Are you targeting any specific industry? Are you from a British university? (I am guessing you are not)
Great, thank you for the advice!
Yeah don't cold call, cold emailing is fine.
Just keep it brief - explain who you are, and why you want to call/meet. If it's for career advice or asking for a job, attach your CV, they can look at it if they want.
What about "cold-linkeding"? It would be kind of the same as attaching the CV.
Do you mean adding you LinkedIn address on the email? If so, I've never tried, I personally wouldn't mind either way, but you need to make your profile public so those who don't use LinkedIn can see it.
Or do you mean adding strangers on LinkedIn? If so, I've done it once but it was a ER guy in Mexico as I wanted to find out more, he accepted me and we had a call. Generally, I don't think senior employees would accept an invite from a complete strange. If you have contacts in common, same company, same school, etc. they'll be more likely.
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